An Introduction to Advertising Posters Pre-war cards can be tough enough to find but collectibles advertising those cards are even rarer. Strange as it might sound, Jefferson Burdick actually thought enough of early advertising posters to catalog them. While most collectors may not realize it, early advertising posters are actually found in the American Card Catalog under the … [Read more...]
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‘Game Faces’ Highlights Library of Congress Card Collection
A new book set to arrive this fall will give readers a look at some of the rare and colorful baseball cards from the Library of Congress. Game Faces, created by Peter Devereaux, a writer-editor at the Library, melds some of the 2,100 cards in the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection with images of American Life from 1887-1914, “bringing to life an era of American history that saw … [Read more...]
Notes: Keating Talks Autos on MLB Network; Big Bucks for Trout and Tiger
A long-time autograph collector and currently the lead authenticator at PSA/DNA, Kevin Keating's new book 'Waiting for a Sign' got some major exposure last week when he appeared on MLB Network. Keating shared some of his stories and why autographs became such a big part of his life. The book chronicles not only his first experiences collecting signatures by mail as a … [Read more...]
Letter From O’Malley To Concerned Brooklyn Fan Part of Lelands Auction
There is a website called the Brooklyn Board, where people who have moved away from New York City’s “borough of churches” reflect upon their childhood memories. About a dozen years ago, if a poster to the board wanted to incite an argument, all he or she had to do was write something like, “Say, that Walter O’Malley wasn’t a bad guy after all, and he had no choice but to … [Read more...]
Notes: Rogers’ Fakes; Doerr Collection Consigned; Detroit Shops Profiled; Griffey RC Negative at Auction
It is the hobby's wildest fraud scheme, perpetrated by one man who stayed busy swindling banks, collectors and old friends for millions of dollars. John Rogers is in for a lengthy stay in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal charges. He faked memorabilia and trading cards, creating a phony bunch of assets like old game-worn uniforms, awards and high-end … [Read more...]
Notes: Bobby Shantz at NBCD; Winning a ’52 Mantle; Gilmore Book Signing; Funny Stories
By most accounts, hobby shops saw good traffic for Saturday's Topps National Baseball Card Day promotion. The free packs and individual promotions came on the heels of the National Sports Collectors Convention where it got an added dose of free publicity. Giving away special packs, some of which included autographed cards, is good--but Carl's Cards in … [Read more...]
Winner of 1955 Bowman Mantle Didn’t See it Live
It’s only August but Chris Rothe is probably a hands down favorite for “Luckiest Collector of the Year.” The Maryland resident dropped $500 on the 20-spot 1955 Bowman cello pack break conducted by Vintage Breaks and landed the now famous Mickey Mantle card with a value that might be more than 100 times that amount. While a few dozen in the audience at the National Sports … [Read more...]
Notes: NSCC Likely Staying Put; ’52 Mantle Winner; Old Bowman Relic
There will soon be a vote on the future schedule for the National Sports Collectors Convention and indications are that it's not going to venture out of the "C" zone. Next year's show has already been set for Chicago and the 2020 event will be in Atlantic City but there has been no word on where the show might land after that. It's believed that NSCC management will be … [Read more...]
3 Dealers, All 39 Nationals
A lot has changed since August of 1980, and the first National Sports Collectors Convention at the Airport Marriott Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles. Collectors are having their cards graded in mass quantity, there was no eBay, you can't read an article about the hobby without seeing the word “breaks” and the National itself has grown into a massive almost week-long event about … [Read more...]
Notes: 2019 National Sold Out; Jackson Ball; Gehrig Check; Oscar Visits; Cavalier Joins HA
Booth spaces for the 2019 National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago sold out before the end of the 2018 show. Organizers say it's the earliest sellout in NSCC history. While the majority of the space is sold to returnees, a booth lottery held on Saturday usually didn't fill and dealers could buy table space even a few months after the previous year's … [Read more...]
